Pear-Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
This delicious Pear-sweet Potato Casserole is from my grandma's cookbook. Pear-sweet Potato Casserole as a Main Dish never fails to impress. Treat your friends to this Pear-sweet Potato Casserole and let them know its taste.
Ingredients
1 (16-ounce) can pear halves, undrained
3 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (about 4 medium)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted and divided
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 (16-ounce) can whole-berry cranberry sauce
Directions
Drain pear halves, reserving syrup, set pear halves aside.
Combine 2 tablespoons pear syrup, sweet potatoes, 3 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, salt, and nutmeg, beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until light.
Spoon into a greased, shallow 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Arrange pear halves, cut side up, over potatoes.
Combine honey, remaining 1 tablespoon butter, and orange rind in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and drizzle half of honey mixture over pears.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes.
Drizzle remaining half of honey mixture over pears, and bake casserole an additional 15 minutes.
Before serving, fill each pear half with cranberry sauce
Combine 2 tablespoons pear syrup, sweet potatoes, 3 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, salt, and nutmeg, beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until light.
Spoon into a greased, shallow 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Arrange pear halves, cut side up, over potatoes.
Combine honey, remaining 1 tablespoon butter, and orange rind in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and drizzle half of honey mixture over pears.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes.
Drizzle remaining half of honey mixture over pears, and bake casserole an additional 15 minutes.
Before serving, fill each pear half with cranberry sauce
